Summary
Ready to turn up the heat? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to heat and how it is created. You’ll learn about how molecules act when exposed to energy, plus what motion has to do with heat energy. Discover what heating up or freezing an object does to its molecules, and how temperature can cause changes in solids, liquids and gases. Plus, you’ll find out what types of energy it takes to create or generate heat, and the difference between heat and temperature. Wow, things are really heating up!
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Ages 7+
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Heat:
- What is one new thing you learned about heat?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining heat.
- Draw or give one example of your own.